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2023 Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma

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Finding the Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree School for You

With 1,179 degrees and certificates handed out in 2020-2021, parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies is the #12 most popular major in Oklahoma.

When it comes to higher education, there are a lot of options for students. You can choose a traditional brick and mortar school, or with the growth of online education, you can attend a school half-way across the country without even leaving your house. Also there are many trade schools that offer short-term programs that open up more career options.

Along with in-depth profiles of schools and the programs they offer, Course Advisor has created the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor's Degree Schools in Oklahoma to help you in your search for the best school for you. Our analysis looked at 22 schools in Oklahoma to see which bachelor's degree programs were the most popular for students. To create this ranking we looked at how many students graduated from the Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies program at each school on the list.

The following schools top our list of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Bachelor's Degree Colleges.

Our 2023 rankings named University of Oklahoma Norman Campus the most popular school in Oklahoma for parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies students working on their bachelor’s degree. University of Oklahoma is a very large public school located in the midsize suburb of Norman.

About 76% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 24% are male.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Oklahoma State University - Main Campus helped the school earn the #2 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Oklahoma. Located in the town of Stillwater, OSU is a public school with a fairly large student population.

Of the 104 students majoring in parks and rec at OSU, 37% are male and 63% are female.

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Out of the 22 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, University of Central Oklahoma landed the # 3 spot on the list. Located in the suburb of Edmond, UCO is a public college with a fairly large student population.

Women make up 47% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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The in-demand bachelor’s degree programs at Southwestern Oklahoma State University helped the school earn the #4 place on this year’s ranking of the most popular parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies schools in Oklahoma. SWOSU is a small public school located in the remote town of Weatherford.

Women make up 39% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Out of the 22 schools in Oklahoma that were part of this year’s ranking, East Central University landed the # 5 spot on the list. Located in the town of Ada, ECU is a public college with a small student population.

About 46% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 54% are male.

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Northeastern State University landed the #6 spot in the 2023 rankings for the most popular bachelor’s degree parks, recreation, leisure, and fitness studies programs. NSU is a moderately-sized public school located in the town of Tahlequah.

Women make up 43% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Oral Roberts University came in at #7 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Located in the large city of Tulsa, ORU is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

About 31% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 69% are male.

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#8

Cameron University

Lawton, OK

Cameron University came in at #8 in this year’s edition of the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma ranking. Cameron University is a small public school located in the small city of Lawton.

About 53% of the students majoring in parks and rec at the school are women while 48% are male.

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Northwestern Oklahoma State University ranked #9 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. NWOSU is a small public school located in the town of Alva.

Of the 34 students majoring in parks and rec at NWOSU, 65% are male and 35% are female.

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#10

University of Tulsa

Tulsa, OK

University of Tulsa ranked #10 on this year’s Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure & Fitness Bachelor’s Degree Schools in Oklahoma list. Located in the city of Tulsa, University of Tulsa is a private not-for-profit college with a small student population.

Women make up 63% of the parks and rec majors at the school.

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Best Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Southwest Region

Explore all the Most Popular Parks, Recreation, Leisure, & Fitness Studies Colleges in the Southwest Area or other specific states within that region.

State Degrees Awarded
Arizona 1,071
Texas 7,380
New Mexico 141

Parks & Rec Majors to Study

Major Annual Graduates
Health & Physical Education 67,146
Recreation Administration 3,122
Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 3,106
Outdoor Education 265
Other Parks, Recreation & Leisure Studies 174

Related Major Annual Graduates
Homeland Security, Law Enforcement & Firefighting 142,610
Public Administration & Social Service 98,583
Legal Professions 61,055
Military Technologies & Applied Sciences 4,477

Notes and References

*These averages are for the top 22 schools only.

  • The Integrated Postsecondary Education Data System (IPEDS) from the National Center for Education Statistics (NCES), a branch of the U.S. Department of Education (DOE) serves as the core of the rest of our data about colleges.
  • Some other college data, including much of the graduate earnings data, comes from the U.S. Department of Education’s (College Scorecard).
  • Credit for the banner image above goes to NPS Photo/Zurbuch.

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